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1957 - Incorporation of Mint Canyon Chamber of Commerce; became Canyon Country Chamber [story]
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SCV’s Once and Future Senator: Sharon Runner
Saturday, Jan 24, 2015

Sharon Runner will face no opposition in the special election for California’s 21st Senate District, as she was the only candidate to file for the seat. The filing deadline was Friday. The seat was declared vacant after its previous occupant, Steve Knight, was elected to Congress in November, mid-way...

Santa Clarita Joblessness Falls to 4.5% in December
Friday, Jan 23, 2015

Santa Clarita’s unemployment rate fell to 4.5 percent in December, representing a decline of nearly 2 full points in two years. The year-ago jobless rate in Santa Clarita was 5.3 percent, and 6.2 percent the year before that. Across the county, where the year-over-year jobless rate improved to 7.9...

Supervisors Set to Approve Historic Preservation Ordinance

The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors will consider approving a Historic Preservation Ordinance on Tuesday that establishes procedures for designating and preserving historic properties throughout the county’s unincorporated area. The proposed ordinance cleared the Landmarks Commission unanimously...

Up for Oscars: People, Films from SCV
Thursday, Jan 15, 2015

Santa Clarita Valley resident Joel Cox will be looking for his second Oscar statuette at the 87th Academy Awards on Sunday, Feb. 22, in the Dolby Theatre at Hollywood & Highland. Cox, 72, and fellow SCV resident Gary D. Roach, 50, are Clint Eastwood’s longtime film editors, and this year they’re...

Expulsions Up, Suspensions Way Down in Hart District
Wednesday, Jan 14, 2015

For the second consecutive year, the number of students expelled and suspended from school across California declined, according to a report Wednesday from State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Torlakson. Results were mixed in the William S. Hart Union High School District. According to California...

Brown Pardons 104; Crimes Include Drug Dealing, Soliciting Murder
Friday, Dec 26, 2014

File photo Gov. Edmund G. Brown Jr. announced Dec. 24 that he has granted 104 pardons. It is something he has done each year on Christmas Eve. The individuals granted pardons completed their sentences and have been living crime-free for more than a decade. While some news organizations have characterized...

Santa Clarita Jobless Rate Falls 1.2% Over Year
Friday, Dec 19, 2014

Holiday hiring helped hold Santa Clarita’s unemployment rate at 4.5 percent in November, even with October. The real story is in the comparison to last November’s 5.7 percent. The biggest year-over-year difference across Los Angeles County was the 22,900 new positions that were added in the private...

SCV Remains County Leader … in Rabid Bats
Friday, Dec 12, 2014

Click to enlarge It’s been raining. Winter is nearly here. So why are we discussing rabid bats? Because two more turned up in Canyon Country in November. That brings to 39 the total number of rabid bats identified in Los Angeles County in 2014. Of those, more than half – 20 – were found in the...

McKEON CEMEX BILL CLEARS HOUSE
Thursday, Dec 11, 2014

Rep. Buck McKeon Rep. Howard “Buck” McKeon’s bill to cancel gravel mining contracts in Soledad Canyon cleared the House of Representatives Thursday morning. Cosponsored by Rep. Brad Sherman, D-Sherman Oaks, the bill, HR 5742, passed on the floor of the House as standalone bill after less than 20...

Cesar Millan: Report of Death Exaggerated
Wednesday, Dec 3, 2014

Photo from CesarsWay.com Cesar Millan, the Dog Whisperer of television fame, says he is still alive and well, thank you very much. A Spanish-language website, NoticiasUNAM, said the 45-year-old Saugus resident “died this morning in Santa Clarita hospital in California.” The website lamented his death...

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1957 - Incorporation of Mint Canyon Chamber of Commerce; became Canyon Country Chamber [story]
Frontier Days
LA Metro’s I-5 North County Enhancements Project recently held a Construction Update community meeting via Zoom. Officials presented an outline of recent and upcoming activities over the next 2-3 months
LA Metro I-5 North County Enhancements Project Construction Update
Get ready for an unforgettable night of glitz, glamour and gambling when you join Child & Family Center for Viva Las Vegas on Saturday, Jan. 25, 6:30-10 p.m. at the Sand Canyon Country Club.
Jan. 25: Viva Las Vegas Fundraiser for Child & Family
The California Department of Public Health is issuing a second warning to Californians to not consume raw milk produced and packaged by Raw Farm, LLC of Fresno County due to a detection of bird flu virus in a second retail sample.
Second Lot of Raw Milk Found with Bird Flu Virus
The biggest global giving day of the year, Giving Tuesday, is on Tuesday, Dec. 3.
Painted Turtle Seeks Support on Giving Tuesday
Princess Cruises, headquartered in Valencia, is setting sail on a wave of nostalgia and star power with its new global advertising campaign.
Princess Cruises Debuts New Love Boat Ad Campaign
Los Angeles County Treasurer and Tax Collector Elizabeth Buenrostro Ginsberg reminds property owners that the first installment of the 2024-25 Annual Secured Property Taxes becomes delinquent if not received by 5 p.m. Pacific Time or United States Postal Service postmarked on or before Tuesday, Dec. 10.
Dec. 10: Deadline for First Installment of L.A. County Property Taxes
1950 - CalArts grad Ed Harris ("A Beautiful Mind," "Apollo 13," "Westworld") born in New Jersey [link]
Ed Harris
The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health is advising people to avoid consuming raw milk the has been voluntarily recalled by Raw Farm, LLC due to a detection of H5 bird flu virus in a sample of milk sold in retail stores in Los Angeles County.
UPDATED: Recalled Raw Milk – H5 Bird Flu Detected in Raw Milk Sold in Santa Clarita
Princess Cruises, famously known as “The Love Boat,” celebrated the highly anticipated arrival of Caribbean Princess in Port Canaveral today, marking the launch of a new season of Caribbean cruises from this convenient Central Florida homeport.
Caribbean Princess Arrives in Port Canaveral for First-Ever Season of Cruises
The city of Santa Clarita is encouraging interested and qualified residents to apply for several positions serving on multiple commissions.  
Applications Now Being Accepted for City of Santa Clarita Commission Vacancies
Officers from the County of Los Angeles Department of Animal Care and Control will be conducting field pet licensing efforts in the unincorporated area of Castaic beginning on Jan. 2, 2025.
DACC to Conduct Pet Licensing Efforts in Unincorporated L.A. County
Miriam Udel, associate professor of German studies, and London Evans, director of the Tam Institute of Jewish Studies at Emory University, will discuss how to “build good kids” on Monday, Dec. 2, as part of the 12th annual Maurice Amado Foundation Lecture in Jewish Ethics.
Amado Lecture to Explore Twentieth-Century Jewish Children’s Literature
 Get ready for a sweet day of fun at the 17th annual Family Literacy Festival at the Santa Clarita Public Library, Old Town Newhall Branch, on Saturday, Dec. 7, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. 
Dec. 7: Sweet Adventures Await at the Santa Clarita Public Library’s 17th Annual Family Literacy Festival
Music can transform lives, help people deal with stress and overcome trauma. At its most basic level, it can temporarily transport a listener from the mundane circumstances of their lives to a world filled with joy and beauty.
CSUN’s Wind Ensemble to Perform Holiday Concert for State Prisoners
Senator Scott Wilk presented a $5,000 Barona Education Grant to Excelsior Charter Schools to fund a new lending closet at the School of Business and Innovation, which will provide essential clothing, hygiene products, and supplies for foster and homeless youth.
Wilk Awards $5,000 Grant to Excelsior Charter Schools
Robert Morgan Fisher will present A Night of Narrative: Holiday Story Songs on Thursday, Dec. 5 from 8-10 p.m. at The Main, 24266 Main St., Newhall.
Dec. 5: A Night of Narrative, Holiday Story Songs
Registration is still open for the next session of Nest Healing Art Studio, to be held on Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2025 at ARTree Community Arts Center, 22508 6th St., Santa Clarita, CA 91321. Session runs from 2-3 p.m.
Jan. 5: Nest Healing Art Studio
Residential customers in Santa Clarita can properly dispose of their unwanted mattresses and box springs at no additional cost. These items, not to exceed two pieces per visit per day, may be dropped off at the Burrtec facility located at 26000 Springbrook Road, Monday through Friday 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., and the third Saturday of the month from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m.
Free Mattress Recycling for Santa Clarita Residents
1941 - Funeral for "our" Remi Nadeau, whose Canyon Country deer park became North Oaks [story]
Remi Nadeau
The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors voted 4-0 on Tuesday, Nov. 26, to supporting a motion to evaluate the feasibility of instituting a new department to spearhead the county’s efforts to tackle homelessness.
Supes Vote to Explore Creation of New L.A. County Homelessness Department
The California Institute of the Arts boasts two artists with CalArts connections earning spots on the Recording Academy list of nominees for the 67th annual Grammy Awards.
Two CalArtians Nominated for 2025 Grammys
The Performing Arts Center will host America's Got Talent top 12 finalist comedian Don McMillan's show, 7 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 21 at 26455 Rockwell Canyon Road, Santa Clarita, CA 91355.
Dec. 21: PAC Presents America’s Got Talent’s Don McMillan Show
The California Department of Transportation advises motorists to be extra cautious as a record number of Southern California residents are expected to travel for the Thanksgiving holiday.
Caltrans Warns of Delays Due to Record Thanksgiving Holiday Travel
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